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Pax Mongolica: Pope Francis praises the unifying legacy of Genghis Khan

ulaanbaatar – standing in a country that borders both russia and china, pope francis on saturday praised what he called mongolia’s foreign p...
Elise Allen

Finnish politician on trial for 'hate speech' for defending traditional marriage

finnish politician päivi räsänen is on trial this week for “hate speech” and “ethnic agitation” after publicly sharing in 2019 her biblical,...
Olenka Hamilton

The Catholic response to protest

piety and prayer may be more effective than demonstrations on the streets. in wareham, dorset, there is an anglican curate, the revd hilary ...
Gavin Ashenden

Bishops back Ghana's efforts to resist Western imposition of sexual rights agenda

faith leaders support african nation's right to preserve cultural and religious values in face of threats to international funding, reports ...
The Catholic Herald

Ortega boots Jesuits out of Nicaragua

rome – a week after nicaragua’s government confiscated a prestigious jesuit-run university, it has officially expelled the society of jesus ...
Elise Allen

Leading U.S. Catholics clash over 'schismatic' synod agenda

new york – a controversial american jesuit priest has made a robust defence of the forthcoming vatican synod in the face of claims by critic...
John Lavenburg

Violent attacks on Christians in Pakistan "co-ordinated and meticulously planned"

pakistan - evidence emerging from pakistan’s jaranwala district is pointing towards a comprehensive attempt to force the ejection of each an...
John Pontifex

Politician who calls Pope 'imbecile' and 'son of a b*' comes out top in Argentine primaries

são paulo – catholics in argentina appear both somewhat startled and also divided by the surprising recent success of a firebrand politician...
Eduardo Campos Lima

Poor formation in faith has left Church too weak to fight, says San Francisco archbishop

inadequate religious education and formation of u.s. catholics in their faith has weakened the church when it is being “explicitly attacked”...
Simon Caldwell

Indian Church appeals for end of 'ethnic cleansing' of Christian tribes

an archbishop in north-east india, who has seen his diocese at the centre of a wave of deadly attacks, has issued an urgent appeal for praye...
The Catholic Herald